It all comes after the mysterious firing of the last superintendent, Elizabeth Novack.
Tag: Immigration
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Community Editorial: We Should Embrace Immigrant Children
Americans should get behind Erika Andiola, who will spend her holiday season fighting immigration authorities intent on deporting her mother.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
UCI Report: Orange County Leads California in Child Deportation
Activists confront officials regarding new university study showing that OC accounts for 43 percent of the state’s deportations of children.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge Rules That Transgender Detainee Is Free to Live in U.S.
An undocumented Mexican native, who had faced deportation for prostitution convictions while HIV positive, said she feared for her life if sent back.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS: The Latino Health Paradox
While better health is usually linked to wealth and education, experts are finding that low-income Mexican immigrants with little formal schooling are healthier than the overall U.S. population.
Posted inTop Stories
A Fight for Asylum Raises Awareness for LGBT Detainees
The asylum plea by an HIV-positive transgender individual is providing a rare glimpse into the complexities of deportation cases and the harsh realities facing federal immigration detainees.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories, Westminster
Asian Immigrants Complicate OC’s Health Paradox
The many cultures, languages and national origins among Asians in Orange County make it hard to generalize about the health of Asian immigrants. But for cancer and diabetes, a set of common concerns has emerged.
Posted inTop Stories, Transportation
A Paradox That Starts Before Birth
Despite lower socioeconomic status, Latina immigrants in the U.S. enjoy healthy birth rates, but their American daughters don’t fare as well when it comes time to deliver.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
The Paradox of Latino Health
Orange County’s Mexican immigrants arrive in the U.S. in better health than the wealthier, native-born population by many measures. But over time their health begins to recede.
Posted inTop Stories
Culture, Opportunity Lead to Gambling Issues for OC Asians
Gambling rates are higher among Asians than any other ethnicity. For many in the local Vietnamese community, casinos are a diversion from a hardscrabble life. For some, however, gambling leads to addiction.
